Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 78.0% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 78.0% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 70.4% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 88.5% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 93.1% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 76.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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